The Documentary
Good Home Training explores how generations of Black women have redefined the home as a place of cultural inheritance, creativity, and care—deeply influencing the ways we live, gather, and remember.
Through storytelling, a shared meal, and a hands-on baking session, the film honors figures like Malinda Russell—believed to be the first Black person to self-publish a cookbook—while connecting her legacy to modern creatives.
It reclaims the home as a site of power and significance, celebrating the traditions that have shaped the Black family and community. At its core, Good Home Training is a tribute to the past and a call to carry its lessons forward with intention and pride.
“I was transported to talks around the kitchen just listening to elders. Remembering the love and strength in their voices as they taught me my good home training.”
Lisa Meyers
What is “Good Home Training”?
"Good home training" is an African American colloquialism that generally refers to proper manners and social etiquette taught at home, but it also includes the public survival skills Black children have to learn to ensure their success and safety in the world at large.
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GOOD HOME TRAINING:
How Black Women Raised America and Shaped The Way We Live.
